Need a picture close up of cam cover

[Pistacchio sprint 72]

Hello,

Can someone be kind and post me a picture with a close up on the seloc washer + washer + bolt which hold in place the cam cover please.

Thx

[alan.barker]

it's just standard "Nyloc nut" + Plain Washer + fibre washer + sealant.
Do not use Senloc or all metal locking nuts because when you remove them they will damage threads on camshaft threads.

[RogerFrench]

I don't have a close-up, but if you want to see what should be there I suggest you look at [email protected], at the parts manual for Elan (or Elan Plus 2, or Europa TC since they both show the ribbed cam cover) and all that is shown is a washer and a nut on each of the studs holding down the cover.
I put a 1/4" washer under each nut as well rather than screw down directly onto the Seloc washer, possibly an unnecessary precaution against damage to the Seloc.

[rcraven]

If the document attached is correct it seems that in a sense a seloc is meant to get damaged as it is tightened up. That's how it works. So presumably you shouldn't use them twice. But I do. http://supaseal.co.uk/datasheets/seloc.pdf

[lotusS2guy]

I haven't tried them yet, but these washers seem like the way to go to prevent leaks along the cam cover studs.

http://gaynorindustries.com/BarTite_Sealing_Washers.php

[RichardHawkins]

LotusS2guy,

These washers look promising.

Are you in the UK?

Who supplies them?

Richard Hawkins

[elansprint71]

Seloc are supposed to be used only once and thrown away, which has always been a pain, if you have to take the cover off again, for example after bedding in a head gasket and re-tightening.
Those Gaynor washers look good but can they be re-used I wonder?

[rcraven]

The diagram in the Gaynor data sheet makes it look as though they would deform too much on first use to be properly re-usable, but you never know until you try. A Google search comes up with other possibilities such as these, which are said to be re-usable: http://apmhexseal.com/self-sealing_washers.aspx